It's the weekend! I guess I forgot that I have a blog :) Here is a quick update in photos of what I've been up to recently not necessarily in order! Try to keep up:
1) Finished up my last Show of 2009 at Dulaney's Holiday Bazaar, it snowed! Really nice show met a lot of nice crafty folks.
2) Almost done my custom orders YAY!
3) Beginning my Holiday baking extravaganza including, and not limited to: Sugar cookies, peppermint yule log, apple pie, spritz, and a ginger bread house.
4)Studying Japanese Language, I've graduated from hiragana and onto Kanji now. Tokyo here I come!
5) Got some Christmas spirit into the house and also some destroyed by the kitties.
6) Perfected my rice ball (onigiri) making to some extent they tasted great :)
7) Snatched up a Louis Vuitton Manhattan GM bag, my Christmas present to myself!
what have you all been up to? Have a lovely rest of the weekend!
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Dropping by for a quick plug to my very last show of the 2009 season! Come out to see me and browse for some pretty Christmas gifts at the
Dulaney High School Holiday Bazaar this Saturday December 5th from 10am - 3pm!
A few of my high end pieces will be on sale for the end of the year and I've actually managed to create a few new things for this last show! Hope to see you all there!
-Amy
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Kirk setting up the Tree!
Hi!!! So I've been sick this last weekend so not much has been happening except fluids and sleep, thus there have been no updates jewelry wise until today! Feeling much better not only because I'm not running a fever, but because we got a our little faux Christmas tree up the other night! I love Christmas. It was all of $25 and I think it looks great in our low ceiling little house!
Batch of Customs ready to be delivered
Here's a quick rundown of what else I've been up to this last week and a half:
I've been busy finishing up custom orders, had a wonderful Thanksgiving, went shopping on Black Friday, refinanced our house, caught a nasty cold, got some Christmas shopping done, gearing up for my final show at Dulaney High School. PHEW. The end. Hope you all had a great Holiday weekend and are getting excited for the Christmas season!
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Update
Hello! Sorry for the short hiatus from the blog! I've been super busy this last week. Did another show this weekend to benefit my church. It was an unusually short show that went for only 3 hours. Pleasant, warm, and left me time to clean the house. My goal this week is to finish all of my custom orders before Thanksgiving! We will see. Then I have one more show at Dulaney High School's Holiday Bazaar on the 5th of Dec. before I call it a year! I'm looking forward to the little break between shows to focus on my metalsmithing and holiday baking! So excited!
One of the layer cakes I'm going to make on my break!
did you know that in Japan, Christmas is celebrated with Strawberry shortcake and KFC Chicken?
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So yesterdays Show turned out to be wonderful! It was well organized, clean, and had a great turn out! One of the things I enjoy the most is when I get to actually talk with my customers and get to know them better. I had a lot of opportunities to do so at Ridgely. I'm also very pleased that my winter collection of earth tones was very well received! I'm always excited when the pieces I love to make the most find new homes :)
Also, I'm so happy to announce that we were able to donate $165 to Compassion International from yesterdays show! A HUGE Thank you to everyone who came out to see me and make this possible!
As a side note, This is my second to last large public show of the year. I'll be out at Dulaney's Holiday Bazaar on the 5th of December for one last show to end 2009!
-Amy
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I've almost finished a collection I'm debuting for the winter! It's filled with lustrous pearls, warm brass, and this awesome cream colored chain that I'm absolutely loving! It really complements the browns and earth tones that are so popular this winter season. These pieces along with a whole lot more will be present at the show this saturday!
Ridgley Middle Winter Craft Fair
Saturday Nov 14th
10 am - 3pm
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Hi! Wanted to share a quick photo of the new piece I finished. It mixes silver, gold, and oxidized brass and matched the hoop earrings I made a while back! Remember to come out and visit me at the Ridgley Show this Saturday starting at 10am! I'll have this lovely item along with some fun new pieces that will make your holiday sparkle!
feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions about the show!
Appusdesign@yahoo.com
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